Tag: Breastfeeding
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Stakeholders urge women with HIV/AIDS to prioritise exclusive breastfeeding
Stakeholders on Wednesday urged women living with HIV/AIDS to practice exclusive breastfeeding to boost their babies’ immunity and protect them against diarrhoea and other childhood illnesses.
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UNICEF pushes for exclusive breastfeeding, conducive work environment for mothers
Wevole Ezin, Calabar. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged nursing mothers to practice Zero Water/ exclusive breastfeeding for six months on their infants UNICEF stated this in Enugu during a Zonal Media Dialogue to kick start the “zero water” campaign for breastfeeding mothers with the theme “enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working…
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Women who don’t breast feed susceptible to breast cancer — expert
The Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Plateau chapter, Prof. Amaka Ocheke, says that women who don’t breastfeed are more susceptible to the risk of getting breast cancer. Ocheke who is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH), said this during a breast cancer awareness walk in Jos.
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Ex-BBNaija star, Tboss shares picture of breastfeeding her 2-year-old daughter
Former BBNaija housemate, Tboss has shared a moment of breastfeeding her 2-year-old daughter in a photoshoot. The mum-of-one added that her family has joked that she will be one of those mothers who would continue breastfeeding even when the child starts school.
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NAFDAC makes move against aggressive marketing of breast-milk substitutes
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday unveiled documents to support compliance to breastfeeding code implementation and Breast Milk Substitutes (BMS) regulations in the country. The unveiling ceremony was done in Abuja at the 40th Anniversary of the International Code of marketing of the BMS in Nigeria with the…
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Stop breastfeeding your husbands – Enugu Commissioner tells wives
Commissioner for Gender Affairs of Enugu State, Hon. Peace Nnaji want women to stop breastfeeding their husbands and reserve the breastmilk for their babies instead. The Commissioner made the remark at a United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) media dialogue with selected journalists from South East, South-South, and parts of North Central. She explained…
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I lost movie role because I went home to breastfeed my child-Beverly Afaglo
Popular Ghanaian actress, Beverly Afaglo has recounted how she lost a movie role because she went home to breastfeed her baby. The movie star spoke during a recent interview with Naa Ashorkor, Ghanaian radio host, on Asaase Radio 99.5 FM’s ‘Between Hours’. In the short video, the role interpreter narrated how she was flooded with…
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Bambam laments over pains of breastfeeding
Reality TV star and actress, Bambam who recently welcomed a baby girl alongside her husband, Teddy A has opened up on the pains of breastfeeding.
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Difficulty in breastfeeding: Paediatrician urges mothers to seek medical advice
A Consultant Pediatrician with National Hospital Abuja, Dr Tolulope Otuneye, has advised nursing mothers to seek medical assistance when breastfeeding becomes difficult. Otuneye gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday as the world marks “Breastfeeding Week”. Celebrated in more than 120 countries around the world,…
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Tanzania sets aside special room for lactating legislators
Lactating legislators were on Wednesday gave a special room in Tanzania’s parliament to nurse their babies in the latest development over breastfeeding in public. Women are routinely castigated in some countries for exposing their flesh to nurse, even though breastfeeding is considered the best health option for mother and child. “We have allocated a room…